This story encourages children to think ahead and make good decisions. During a one-day adventure, a peer mentor helps a little boy discover that he is having praccidents, not accidents! The boy realizes that using common sense and thinking before acting is a good character trait. The repetitive phrases and rhyming format capture the readers' attention. The "if...then" pattern promotes higher level thinking skills and the writing invitation at the conclusion encourages reflecting on one's ...

This book is a real mother.To celebrate bad-ass moms everywhere, Crazy 8 Press has assembled a fantastic line-up of authors to create stories spanning numerous genres, including sci-fi, contemporary, historical, and fantasy. Since moms and badassery come in infinite forms, the authors were given only one criteria: that their story be about a bad-ass mother or mother figure, whatever that meant to them.From grandmas to new moms, biological moms to adoptive moms to mom figure...

Describes the process of how hurricanes can form. Also includes explanations of tropical storms and a storm surge.

Una polea es una máquina simple. Las máquinas simples facilitan el trabajo, como levantar cargas pesadas o mover cosas de arriba a abajo. Las poleas nos ayudan a levantar cosas que no podemos levantar solos. ¿Qué más puede hacer una polea?

Describes the causes and the effects of flooding.

Esto no es un aguacero común y corriente. Después de los rayos, vienen los truenos. ¡Es una tormenta! Descubre más sobre las luces gigantes que saltan en el cielo y qué produce los truenos en este libro sobre las tormentas.

Describes the process of how tornadoes can form. Also includes explanations of updrafts, downdrafts, thunderstorms, rotation, and funnel clouds.

Mercurio, Venus, Tierra, Marte, Júpiter, Saturno, Urano y Neptuno son los ocho planetas que giran alrededor del Sol. Unos viajan rápidamente y otros lentamente. ¿Qué más tienen de especial estos objetos del espacio?

Examines a variety of animal spots, noting how they look different and function in different ways. Animals shown include a Holstein cow, a ladybug, a spotted wobbegong shark, a panda bear, a copperband butterfly fish, and a tiger.

Describes comets, asteroids, and meteoroids, and how they impact Earth. Includes activity.

Una rampa es una máquina simple. Las máquinas simples facilitan el trabajo. Las rampas ayudan a los trabajadores a mover las cosas pesadas de un lugar alto a otro bajo. ¿Qué más pueden hacer las rampas?

Skateboards, roller coasters, and playground slides, all of these are ramps. From award-winning author Michael Dahl, this nonfiction picture book provides an introduction to one of the most important machines humans rely on. With fun facts and bright illustrations, find out how people use ramps every day.